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DHAKA ATTACK

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2019
Bangladesh sentences seven to death for 2016 cafe attack
A Bangladesh court handed death sentences to seven members of an Islamist militant group on Wednesday for their role in an attack on a cafe in 2016 that killed 22 people, mostly foreigners, in the South Asian nation's worst such incident.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 21, 2019
Ex-Ritsumeikan teacher, a suspect in 2016 Dhaka terror attack fatal to 22, held in Iraq
A Bangladeshi academic believed to have played a role in planning a July 2016 terror attack in Dhaka that killed 22 people, including seven Japanese, is being detained in northern Iraq, a Bangladesh intelligence official said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2016
New evidence shows deep Islamic State role in Bangladesh massacre that killed seven Japanese
Before Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury orchestrated Bangladesh's worst militant attack, he sought and won approval for it from Islamic State.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2016
Missing Bangladeshi helped extremists enter Japan en route to Syria
A Bangladeshi who was a former associate professor at a Japanese university is suspected of helping two extremists travel to Turkey via Japan last year, it was learned Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 19, 2016
Nagoya professor distraught by Dhaka massacre, says killings go against Islam
Rahman M. Khondaker, a professor at Nagoya's Nanzan University, was shocked by the July 1 massacre of diners at a restaurant in Dhaka.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 16, 2016
Terrorism and sexual assault cast shadow over Japanese travelers
Surely if a prize were to be awarded for the week's most controversial article, it would go to Shukan Shincho's piece titled "If you're traveling abroad, here is a phrase from the Quran you should memorize."
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2016
Anatomy of the Dhaka attack
Bangladesh today is fighting for its soul. The U.S., India and other states ought to significantly ramp up assistance to Dhaka.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2016
The rise of Islamic extremism in Bangladesh
The Dhaka attack has shown that even Bangladeshis who are highly educated are now being drawn toward Wahhabi ideology.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 7, 2016
Japan plans extra spending on anti-terrorism measures in wake of Bangladesh attack
The government will spend hundreds of billions of yen on anti-terrorism and safety measures as part of an extra stimulus budget in the wake of the attack by Islamist militants in Bangladesh that killed seven Japanese, government sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2016
Japanese killed in Dhaka terrorist massacre put up little resistance, autopsies indicate
The bodies of seven Japanese killed in a terrorist attack in Bangladesh had few scars, suggesting the victims had little time to resist before being fatally wounded, according to police autopsies conducted on the victims' bodies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2016
Victims of Dhaka massacre repatriated; Japan to step up action against terrorism
The bodies of seven Japanese murdered by Islamic extremists in Bangladesh were repatriated Tuesday when an Air Self-Defense Force jet carrying their coffins arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2016
Bangladesh hunts for six alleged accomplices of cafe attackers
Bangladeshi police hunted on Tuesday for six members of a domestic Islamist group they suspect helped gunmen attack a Dhaka cafe, as officials began questioning families of the militants for clues as to what turned them into killers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2016
Japan lacks capacity to handle terror threats
Following the terrorist attack last week in Bangladesh that left seven Japanese among the nearly 30 people — hostages, security personnel and perpetrators — who were killed, Japan's government is facing the harsh reality that it lacks the capacity to ensure the safety of its citizens from terrorism abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2016
Kin view victim's bodies in Dhaka as attack highlights growing Islamic State threat
Bangladesh stepped up its probe into the Dhaka hostage siege Monday as relatives of the seven Japanese victims witnessed their suffering firsthand when they viewed and identified the tortured and disfigured bodies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2016
Japanese firms assess work prospects, staff safety in Bangladesh after attack
The terrorist attack in Dhaka has dampened prospects for Japanese firms that in recent years have grown more dependent on Bangladesh.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2016
NPO members urge Japan to remain engaged despite Dhaka terror attack
Workers for nonprofit organizations in Japan that connect the country with Bangladesh are calling for continued efforts by Japan to contribute to global society, even after the terror attacks in Dhaka that claimed 28 lives, including seven Japanese volunteers working on a government development project.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2016
Kin of Dhaka terror victims view bodies of loved ones
Relatives of the seven Japanese victims of the terrorist attack in Dhaka viewed the bodies of their loved ones Monday after arriving with the family of the lone Japanese survivor, Senior Vice Foreign Minister Seiji Kihara said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2016
Murdered Japanese workers' goal was to use their knowledge to make a difference internationally
Seven Japanese development aid workers and engineers were among those killed in Friday's terrorist attack at an upscale restaurant in Bangladesh, people who wanted to contribute to the development of the South Asian country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2016
Abe condemns slayings of JICA workers as 'unforgivable'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expresses anger over the weekend terrorist attack in Bangladesh that claimed the lives of seven Japanese volunteers working on a government development project.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2016
Were Japanese targeted in Dhaka? 'Not likely,' experts say
Experts say it is unlikely that Japanese were specifically targeted in the Bangladesh terrorist attack, by warn there is an increased chance that Japanese citizens could become caught up in other acts of aggression.

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